Sole-laying machine



Jan. 11, 1944. F. v. HART SOLE-LAYING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May25, 1942 22 v L I Jan. 11, 1944. F. v. HART 4 SOLE-LAYING MACHI NE 7Filed May 25, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Mwm- Jan. 11, 1944. F. v. HARTSOLE-LAYING MACHINE Filed May 25, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 1 J KQE Jan. 11,1944. F. v. HART SOLE-LAYING MACHINE Filed May 25, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 4v V \a v a W w s Patented Jan. 11, 1944 F UNITED STAT PATENT OFFICE 41Claims.

This invention relates to machines for pressing the bottoms of shoes andis herein illustrated as a two-station sole-laying machine designed tolay or press soles upon the bottoms of shoes prior to their permanentconnection with the shoes.

A machine of this type is shown in United States Letters Patent No.1,549,243, granted August 11, 1925, on an application filed in the nameof Erastus E. Winkley, and is constructed with two sets ofinstrumentalities which are substantially duplicates of each other. Eachset of instrumentalities includes a jack having a toe piece whichengages the toe portion of a shoe and a heel piece which engages the topof the last, and a resilient pad mounted to be moved by toggle meansinto engagement with the bottom of the shoe, the aforesaid jack servinto support the shoe against the upwardly directed pressure applied bythe resilient pad to the bottom of the shoe. In such machines theinstrumentalities are so arranged that as a shoe is subjected topressure by one set of instrumentalities a shoe previously operated uponby the other set is released from pressure in order that the sole-layingoperation may be carried on continuously.

It is an object of this invention to embody in each of theinstrumentalities means for automatically ejecting the finished shoefrom the machine when the pressure is released, thereby to improve theefiiciency of the machine.

In accordanc with a feature of the invention, the support for the shoeis so constructed and arranged that it may be moved transversely of thepressure-applying means to a forwardly inclined position, and means isassociated with the support which is adapted to engage a side of theshoe and to eject it from the pressure-applying means during thetransverse movement of the support. As illustrated, during the loadingoperation, a shoe is placed against the aforesaid means adapted toengage the side thereof and the support is moved from its forwardlyinclined position rearwardly and downwardly to bring the shoe heldthereagainst into engagement with the pressure-applying means.Thereafter, the supporting means and the pressure applying means aremoved to a position to apply pressure to the bottom of the shoe.Transverse movement of the support is automatically effected, uponreverse movement of the pressureapplying means, by means associated withthe support and actuated by the movement of the ressure-applying meanstoward pressure-applying position.

Other features of the invention reside in means for sustaining thesupporting means in a position to be acted upon by the means for movingit to a transverse position, thereby to eject a shoe, means forrendering the aforesaidmeans inoperative so that when the operatorplaces the next shoe to be operated upon against the support and swingsit rearwardly to a vertical position it will descend by gravity, therebybringing the shoe into engagement with the pressureapplying means, and abasket for receiving the ejected shoe in an inverted position so thatthe operator may readily pick up the shoe and place it on a rack.Novelty also resides in pivotally mounting the supporting means, whichcomprises a rubber roll for engaging 'the forepart of the shoe and ablock for engaging the top face of the heel-end portion of the last sothat it may be adjusted angularly about a vertical axis with respect tothe pressure-applying means.

The specific features of the invention" will now be described in detailwith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is aperspective view of a portion of the machine in which the invention isembodied;

Fig. 2 is a view of the machine in side elevation, showing a shoeengaged by the holding and pressure-applying instrumentalities;

Fig. 3 is an end elevationshowing a portion of the machine as seen fromthe right-hand end of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the means for mounting thejack for vertical and swinging movement with respect to the pad; and

Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are sections taken on the line VV of Fig. 1, showingthe means for swinging the jack and associated shoe-engaging memberstransversely of the pad in various stages of its inoperative andoperative positions.

Machines of the type herein illustrated are twin machines, eachcomprising two sets of instrumentalities which are substantiallyduplicates of each other and are operated alternately to apply pressureto different shoes in different locations in the machine, thearrangement being such that as a shoe is subjected to pressure by oneset of instrumentalities a shoe previously operated on by the other setis released from pressure. Only one of said sets-of instrumentalities isherein illustrated or need be referred to for an understanding of thepresent invention.

Each set of instrumentalities comprises broad- 1y, pressure-applyingmeans 2 and means I2 for supporting each last and shoe against pressureapplied on its bottom face. The pressure-applying means and theshoe-supporting means in the illustrated construction are supported byvertical rods or posts 24, 24 which extend upwardly from the base 4 ofthe machine. The post 2 1 at the front of each half of the machine, asshown, does not extend upwardly beyond the pressure-applying means so asto leave that means unobstructed for the ready presentation and removalof the work.

Included in each set of instrumentalities is a forwardly and rearwardlyextending horizontal bar l6 (Fig. 1) slid-able vertically on the pair ofvertically disposed posts 24 which serve as guides therefor. The meansfor operating the slide bar 16 and the pressure-applying means includesa link 8 and other mechanism not herein shown in detail, since it isfully disclosed in the abovementioned Letters Patent No. 1,549,243. Itwill be understood that a shoe is presented to the machine by theoperator when the pressureapplying means is in its lowermost position inthe machine, and that in the operation of the machine, thepressure-applying means is moved upwardly to apply pressure to the shoe,after which the machine comes automatically to rest. In the nextoperation of the machine the shoe is released by downward movement ofthe pressure-applying means simultaneously with the application ofpressure to another shoe by the other twin mechanism.

Each crossbar l6 supports a box it provided with a pair of trunnions l4mounted in bearings M on the crossbar l6 so that the box H3 may tipabout an axis extending laterally of the shoe. The box I!) is maintainednormally in a predetermined position by means of a spring-controlledplunger 3 which is carried by the box and bears against the crossbar,the box being held against the plunger by gravity which tends to tip thebox about its trunnions in a counterclockwise direction, as seen fromthe front of the machine. It will be understood that by this means thebox is steadied and maintained normally in a predetermined position butis permitted to tip about the axis of the trunnions in one direction orthe other as the pressure is applied to the shoe.

Each box carries a resilient pad the upper surface'of which is shaped insubstantial conformity to the desired contour of the portions of thebottom of the shoe which it engages and is accordingly curved more orless lengthwise of the shoe to fit the curved portions of the shoebottom.

The shoe-supporting means I2 is mounted above the pressure-applyingmeans 2 upon a crosshead 22 which is supported partly by the two rearposts 24 of the machine and partly by three other posts 2d, these latterposts being fixed at their lower ends in a crossbar l which runswidthwise of the machine and is supported by horizontal forwardly andrearwardly extending rods l8, one of which is shown in Fig. 1, which, inturn, are supported by the base 4.

The crosshead 22, as shown, is adjustably secured at its ends and.center to the vertical posts 24 and intermediate these posts also to theposts 24 by braces 22. The rear posts 24 increase the rigidity of thestructure and resist bending or twisting of the posts 24' when themachine is being shifted about from one place to another. Adjustable onguideways 49 formed at the lower edges of members 48 suspended from thecrosshead, as will appear hereinafter, is the shoe-supporting means orjack I2,

comprising a toe post and a heel post 56 which serve to support the shoeagainst upwardly directed pressure applied on its bottom face. The toepost has a rubber covered roll 56' thereon for engaging the shoe or lastat the top of the forepart and the heel post, in the construction hereinshown, has a block 53 arranged to engage the top face of the heel-endportion of the last. The block 5%" is pivoted on the heel post forSwinging movement about an axis extending laterally of the shoe and isprovided with upwardly projecting opposed fingers 5? (Fig. 2) throughwhich are threaded screws 59 for engaging opposite sides of the heelpost 53 to limit adjustably swinging movement of the block 58' in eitherdirection lengthwise of the shoe. It is evident that by means of thescrews 59 the bottom of the block may be adjusted so that it will bearevenly upon the top of the last. The toe post and the heel post areconnected together and to a hand lever (52 by which they be movedsimultaneously toward or from each other, as heretofore in machines ofthe type illustrated. Threaded into the of the heel post and through alink 55 forming part of the aforesaid connection is a screw 5!. Betweenthe head of the screw and the link there is disposed a spring 53 whichacts to hold toe and heel posts in adjustable position.

As thus far described, the machine herein shown is generally similar tothat shown in the above-mentioned Winkley patent, with the exception ofthe arrangement of the posts 2s and 2 which are disposed, as previouslyexplained, in such a manner as to avoid any terference with the work itis presented to removed from the pressure-applying means of the machine.

In the illustrative machine one station is provided with a pad for rightshoes and the other with a pad for left shoes, and the shoes are placedin the machine upon their respective pads in the same direction, thatis, with the toes pointing toward the left as seen in 2. The directionillustrated, however, is not to be taken as a limitation, since it isobvious that the may be reversed so that the toes of the shoes pointtoward the right. By arranging the pressureapplying pads so that theright and left shoes may be placed on their respective pads with theirtoes in the same direction, the successive operations which the operatorperforms each time he picks up a shoe, places a role on the bottomthereof, and inserts the shoe in the machine will be identicalregardless of whether a right or a left shoe is bein placed in themachine. This naturally provides for a maximum of efiiciency. I to beobserved, however, that when the pads are arranged in this manner theinside of the shank of the right shoe faces the front of the machine andthe inside of the shank of the left shoe'faces the back of the machine,that is, away from the operator. When lowering the right shoe intoposition on its pad, the operator butts the shank of the shoe up againstthe arched portion. of the pad, pulling the toe forward slightly underthe rubber-covered roll Sid which engages the top or the forepart oi theshoe, thus getting a snug fit at the inside of the shank. Some 0peratorshave hesitated to pull the shoe in as snugly as is desired because of afear that the roll 56 will not then engage the top of the shoe squarely.This is particularly true when the operator lowers the left shoe ontoits pad since the inside of the shank of the left shoe faces away fromhim and he cannot see it. The tendency, therefore, is not to push thetoe of the shoe rearwardly far enough to get a snug fit between the Dadand the inside shank. As a result, the sole is not pressed as snugly atthe inside shank portion of the left shoe as it is along the insideshank portion of the right shoe. To overcome this tendency, it has beenfound desirable to set the rubber-covered roll 56 slightly toward therear of the center line of the pad and the block 58' a correspondingamount toward the front of the pad in that station which will receivethe right shoes, and vice versa in the station that will receive theleft shoes. When this is done, the toe of the shoe must be pulledforwardly or pushed rearwardly so that the roll 56' will squarely engagethe top of the forepart and, accordingly, a snug fit will be insuredbetween the inside shank and the pad. This is accomplished herein bypivotally attaching the plates 26 to the crosshead 22, bolts 28 beingemployed for this purpose. Angle plates 23 are welded to the rear edgesof the plates 26 and are provided with arouate slots 23 through whichbolts 2| are passed and threaded into the braces 22'. This constructionprovides for angular adjustment of the jacks with respect to the centerlines of the pads in accordance with the size and style of the shoes andfor locking them in their adjusted positions.

The illustrated machine is provided with means for automaticallyejecting each shoe from the machine at the end of each pressure-applyingoperation, a basket being provided at the front of the machine inposition to receive each shoe. This avoids the necessity for theoperator to remove shoes from the twin mechanisms be fore loading them,each shoe being held in one of the baskets until the operatorconveniently may pick it up and place it on a shoe rack. This isaccomplished herein conveniently by causing the jack IE to movetransversely of the resilient pad toward the front of the machine and bymountin on the jack means adapted to engage the side of the shoe so thatas the jack swings, the shoe is brushed or ejected from the resilientpad. As illustrated herein, the jack I2 is mounted so that it has alimited amount of vertical movement from its lowermost position (Fig. 2)to a pressure-applying position, and this movement is employed, as willsubsequently appear, to cause means associated with the jackautomatically to move or displace the jack transversely of the resilientpad to a forwardly inclined position for each shoe operated upon.

To permit movement transversely of the resilient pads, the members 48,from which the jacks depend, are pivotally suspended from the ends ofpairs of spaced arms 40 (Fig. 4.), by studs 46 fixed in the ends of themembers 48, the studs being received by bosses 44 formed at the ends ofthe arms. The axes of the studs lie in a hori- Zontal plane above theresilient pads so that when the members 43 are caused to swing, thejacks will move in arcs transversely of the pads.

To permit vertical movement of the jacks, each pair of arms 4i! isrigidly joined by a U- shaped crossbar l2 and the frames 43 formedthereby are mounted for rocking movement upon horizontal shafts 33, eachshaft being hung at its ends in bosses 36 formed at the lower ends oflinks 34. The links 34 are, in turn, pivotally connected to spindles 32the ends of which are supported by depending flanges 30 formed integralwith the horizontal plates 26.

In the illustrated machine, upward movement of each jack is limited byengagement of the top edge of the member 48 with the horizontal plate26. To afford an adequate bearing surface and to reduce the tendency forthe jack to swing to one side or the other during the application ofpressure, the top edge of the member 48 is rounded off to provide aconvex portion 12 and the underside of the plate 26 is provided with ashallow groove '14 frictionally to receive the con vex portion.

As each jack I2 is moved upwardly from its lowermost position intopressure-applying position, it is guided and held against lateralswinging movement relatively to the pressure-applying means by theengagement of a stud 68 (Fig. 2) carried by the member 48 with avertical slot 64 (Fig. 1) formed in a plate 63 fastened to the in" sideface of one of the depending flanges 30. As illustrated, each slot 64 isprovided near its upper end with a lateral recess 96 (Fig. 5) adapted topermit lateral movement of the stud 58 when the resilient pad hasreached pressure-applying position, that is, the jack can swing aboutthe axis of the studs 46 as a center when the convex portion 12 is incontact with the groove M. It is to be understood that with the parts inthe positions above described the jack will be held effectively againstany lateral swinging movement during the pressure-applying operation bythe frictional engagement of the member 48 with the plate 26 in thegroove 14.

The illustrated machine is further provided with means which is normallyinoperative but which is arranged to be rendered operative in responseto the upward movement of the jack for thrusting the jack transverselyof the resilient pad at the end of each pressure-applying operation.This means, which will now be described, comprises a device 13 (Fig. 5)which when the jack is in its initial lowermost position occupies theposition indicated in Fig. 5 but which in response to the upwardmovement of the jack is moved into engagement with an extension H1 onthe member 48. Consequently, as soon as the pressure is released byretraction of the resilient pad, the device 18 will swing the jack aboutits axis of rotation. When the pressure is released, however, the jackand lasted shoe tend to fall under the influence of gravity so quicklythat unless means is provided for preventing it the stud 68 will enterthe top of the slot 54, thereby confining the jack before the device 18has time to swing it transversely of the resilient pad. If this happens,the jack falls to its initial position and, in doing so, retracts thedevice to an inoperative position. To prevent this, a lever 92 ispivotally fastened by a screw 94 to the plate 63 so that it hangs downadjacent to the slot 64. A notch 93 is formed in the lever approximatelyopposite the lateral recess 96, and the free end of the lever below thenotch is provided with a sloping surface as which lies in the path ofthe end of the stud (38. As a result, when the jack rises, the stud E8meets the surface 99 of the lever 92 and deflects the lever until thejack reaches its pressure-applying position, whereupon the stud occupiesa positon opposite the notch 93 and the lever falls back to its originalposition. When, therefore, the resilient pad is retracted, the stud, andconsequently the jack, is supported at the level of the transverserecess 95 by the notched lever, and the device '18 will be given ampletime to swing the jack transversely.

The device for swinging the jack about the axis of the studs id iscarried by the frame and is movable from inoperative to operativeposition and back by the vertical movement of the jack. As shown herein,a rod 53 (Fig. l) is fixed between the ends of the arms ll. in bosses 53with its opposite ends extending beyond the bosses. The projecting endsof the rod 50 are journaled in arms which, in turn, are pivotallyfastened to the plates One of the arms has formed integral with it asecond arm 54 (Fig. to the free end of which is pivotally connected thedevice 18.

Referring to Fig. 5, the device '86 comprises a tubular housing it, openat one end and partially closed at the other end, in which there isdisposed a rod "i? having at one end a head 13' which slidably fits theopen end of the housing and at its opposite end has a threaded portionwhich passes through the partially closed end of the housing. Within thehousing and surrounding the rod "ii between the head i and the partiallyclosed end of the tube there is positioned a compression spring A pin 8dis fixed to the head '58 and extends into a slot formed longitudinallyof the housing. A pair of nuts ll hold the rod F1 in the housing againstthe action of the coiled spring 38 and provide means for varying thedistance the head is will move from the housing. A nub it is formed onthe side of the housing and, when the device 18 is in its inoperativeposition (Fig. 5), the nub engages an end of the arm 54 and is heldthereagai'nst by a spring 162 which is coiled about the rod 5! and hasone end hooked about the housing iii and the other end extending into anopening in the hub of the arm 52.

As the jack is moved upwardly, the frame G3 is tipped about the shaft ina clockwise direction from the position shown in Fig. 4 toward theposition shown in Fig. 7, and during this movement the arm pivots aboutthe rod 58, thereby moving the housing Ki inwardly toward the member atuntil the pin 84 comes into contact with the lower end Si) of a finger8E) (Fig. 6) pivotally fastened to one of the arms 46, the finger til atthis time resting against a stop 82 (Fig, 6). Continued inward movementof the housing 5% caused by continued vertical movement of the jackbrings the end of the housing opposite the depending extension Iii onthe member 58, as seen in Fig. '7, the finger 89 during this movement ofthe housng is acting by engagement with the pin 534 to cause compressionof the spring 83. When the jack is in its uppermost position, the head18 of the rod 1'. is in engagement with the extension if on the memberit with the spring 38 fully compressed. Immediately upon release of theshoe from pressure by retraction of the resilient pad 5, the spring itacts to move the rod H to the left (Fig. 6), the pin 84 riding by theend 36 of the finger and the head 13 of the rod acting by engagementwith the projection to swing the jack laterally of the pressure-applyingpad 5 forwardly toward the operator The jack, as heretofore pointed out,is provided with a rubber roll 56 for engagement with the top. of theforepart of the shoe and with a block 58 arranged to engage the top ofthe heel end of the last. Consequently, transverse movement of the jackwill not of itself push the shoe from its position on the resilient pad.To provide for ejecting the shoe, there is associated with the jackmeans its (Figs. 1., 2 and 3) which depends from the jack and which isarranged in the upward movement of the parts to contact the rear sideface of a shoe on the supporting pad 5. Accordingly, when the jack movestransversely of the pad, the shoe is pushed from the pad. The means 93 1is a T-shaped member, as will be observed by reference to Figs. 1 and 2,the stern Hit; of which extends upwardly through openings formed in thearms of a C- shaped clamp lfiii, the latter being pivotally connected toa bracket HE! (Fig. 3) by a bolt MI. The bracket Mil is fastened by abolt H2 to the block 58 at the lower end of the heel post. A projectionI25! rises from the bracket H0 and forms an abutment for the end of ascrew I22 which is carried by the C-shaped clamp. This permitsadjustment of the C-shaped clamp about an axis parallel to the length ofthe shoe so that its position may be varied for different widths ofshoes. A lock nut 52s provides means for locking the screw in itsadjusted po sition. The T-shaped member its is held yieldably close tothe surface of the resilient pad by a spring lid disposed between oneend of the G-shaped clamp and a collar iii? mounted on the stem andfixed thereto by a thumbscrew MB.

A basket, shown at 1226, is provided for receiving the shoe in aninverted position. The basket is fastened to a platform iii? which, inturn, is fastened to a horizontal lip projectfrom a plate i3 3 which issecured by screws to the crossbar it. An apron 528 projects upwardly andinwardly from the basket toward the resilient pad for receiving the shoeand guiding it as it is projected toward the basket.

In loading the machine prior to tripping the power-operated mechanismwhich applies the pressure to the shoe, the operator picks up a shoe,places it against the rubber-covered roll 55 and the block 59, whichengage respectively the forepart of the shoe and the top part of therear end of the last, and pushes the shoe rearwardly against theT-shaped member IM, thereby swinging the jack from its forwardlyinclinedposition (Figs. 3 and 8) to a vertical position where it will drop bygravity to a position above the pad. It is evident, however, that if thedevice 73 remains in contact with the projection 19 on the member 23,when the op erator attempts to swing the jack intoa vertical position hewill meet with considerable resistonce, since the moment arm to whichthe force of the spring 83 is applied is relatively long. To reduce themoment arm to make it easier to return the jack to a vertical position,it is desirable to move the device it toward the axes of the studs 46.This is taken care of, as seen in Fig. 8, by the spring W2, since whenthe pin 84 clears the lower end of the ringer as during the forwardmovement of the device "iii it is free to swing upwardly. The upwardmovement of the device 18 is limited by the bottom of the crossbar 42(Fig. 8).

For moving the lever into an out-of-the way position to permit the jack,after it has been swung rearwardly into a vertical position, to returnby gravity to its lowermost position, there is provided a pawl 9*" whichpivoted to the lever 92 and which, when the jack is in its forwardlyinclined position with the stud 5B in the lateral recess $6, falis bygravity down he hind the stud 63 (Fig. 8). As the jack is swungreversely to its vertical position, the stud 68 by engagement with thepawl 9%? acts to swing the lever 92 in the same direction as the jackinto an out-of-the way position, thus permitting the stud 68 to enterthe slot 64. The weight of the jack is suflicient to cause it to falland as it falls the frame is tilted in a counterclockwise direction.This raises the end of the frame upon which the device 13 is mounted andmoves it to the position shown in Fig. 4. The movement of the parts aseifected by the fall of the jack is sudden and to lessen the shock aspring I32 is coiled around the spindle 32 with one end hooked on theedge of the plate 28 and the other end bearing against the rod b.

In the operation of the machine, a shoe is picked up and placed againstthe inclined jack in contact with the roll 56', the block 58 and theT-shaped member I04, and is pushed rearwardly to a vertical position,whereupon the jack descends by gravity, carrying the shoe with it intoengagement with the resilient pad 5 which is in its lowest position.During the lowering of the shoe into engagement with the pad, theoperator has an opportunity to guide it and adjust it so that it willoccupy the proper position on the pad. The operator then starts thepower operation of the machine, whereupon the resilient pad at that sideof the machine where the shoe is placed rises and the resilient pad atthe other side descends. The shoe, together with the resilient pad andjack, is raised until stopped by engagement of the convex portion l2 ofthe member 48 with the groove 14 of the plate 24. When this occurs, themachine comes to rest with the shoe under pressure. While the shoe isheld under pressure the operator presents a shoe to the other half ofthe machine, since at this time the resilient pad associated therewithis in its lowest position. When the machine is again started, the shoeto which pressure was applied is released and ejected, and the shoewhich was presented to the other half of the machine is subjected topressure. During the rise of the resilient pad and jack at one side ofthe machine from their lowermost positions to pressure-applyingpositions, the notched lever 92 and stud 68 associated therewith arebrought into co-operation, thereby to sustain the jack in its uppermostposition upon the release of the pressure and retraction of theresilient pad. Simul taneously, the device 18 is moved from aninoperative position to a position in contact with the projection w onthe member 48 and the spring 88 is fully compressed. During theretraction of the opposite resilient pad 5, the jack i2 is swungtransversely of the pad by the device 18 so that the member H14 pushesthe shoe into the basket I26. Time is also afforded for the operator toplace the next shoe in position and to swing the jack from itsforwardly-inclined position rearvvardly into a vertical position,whereupon it drops to its lowest position,

ward, supporting means for holding the shoe in engagement with thepressure-applying means, means for moving said pressure-applying meansrelatively to said supporting means to apply pressure to the bottom ofthe shoe on said'pressureapplying means and then to release the shoefrom pressure, means arranged to be rendered operative in response tothe movement of said pressure-applying means to apply pressure to theshoe for moving the shoe-supporting means transversely of thepressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure, andmeans associated with said supporting means for ejecting the shoe fromthe pressure-applying means during the transverse movement of saidsupporting means.

2. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,supporting means for a shoe, pressure-applying means arranged to engagethe bottom of the shoe while held by the supporting means, means formoving the pressure-applying means relatively to the supporting means toapply pressure to the bottom of the shoe and then to release the shoefrom pressure, means for moving the supporting means transversely of thepressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure, saidmeans being actuated by the movement of the pressure-applying means toapply pressure to the shoe, and means associated with the supportingmeans and arranged by engagement with the shoe to eject it from themachine during the transverse movement of the supporting means.

3. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward, a support for the shoe, said pressure-applying means and thesupporting means being located initially in spaced-apart relation, saidsupporting means being movable to bring the shoe into engagement withthe pressure-applying means and being movable thereafter together withthe pressure-applying means into a position to apply pressure to theshoe, means for effecting such movement of the pressure-applying meansand the support to apply pressure to the shoe and for thereafter movingthe pressureapplying means relatively to the support to release the shoefrom pressure, means for automatically moving the support transverselyof the 'means, means to move the pressure-applying means and support tobring the support into engagement with the abutment and thereafter tomove the pressure-applying means relative to the support to applypressure to the bottom of the shoe, means for moving the supporttransversely of the pressure-applying means upon the release of the shoefrom pressure, said means being actuated by the movement of the supporttoward said abutment, and means associated with the support and arrangedto engage a side of the shoe to eject the shoe from the machine duringthe transverse movement of the support.

5. ,In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward, supporting means for holding the shoe in engagement with thepressure-applying means,

.means for mo ng a d pressure-applying means and said supporting meansto a pressure-applying position, means for maintaining the supportingmeans'in vertical alinement with the pressure-applying means during apart of its movement, means arranged to be rendered operative inresponse to the movement of said pressureapplying means to applypressure to the shoe for moving the shoe-supporting means transverselyof the pressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe frompressure, and means associated with the supporting means for ejectingthe shoe during the transverse movement of the supporting means.

6. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward, a support, said support being displaceable from a positiondirectly above the pressure-applying means to a position to one sidethereof, means for holding the support in its displaced position, saidsupport being movable from its displaced position against the oppositionof said last-named means to a position above the pressure-applying meansand thereafter movable toward the pressure-applying means to bring ashoe held in engagement with the support into engagement with thepressure-applying means, means operable to move the pressure-applyingmeans and the support to apply pressure to the bottom of theshoe, saidmeans for holding the support in its displaced position being arrangedto be rendered operative in response to the movement of saidpressure-applying means to apply pressure to the shoe to move thesupport to said displaced position upon the release of the shoe frompressure, and means associated with the support for ejecting the shoeduring the displacement of the support.

7. In a machine for applying pressure to. the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward, a support for holding the shoe, means for moving thepressure-applying means relative to the support to apply pressure to thebottom of the shoe, means arranged to be rendered operative in responseto the movement of said pres sure-applying means to apply pressure tothe shoe for moving" the shoe support transversely of thepressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure, andmeans associated with the support for ejecting the shoe during thetransverse movement of the support.

8. In a machine for applying pressureto the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward, a support for holding the shoe in engagement with thepressure-applying means, means for moving the pressure-applying meansand the support to a pressure-applying position, means arranged to berendered operative in response to the movement of said support to itspressureapplying position for moving the shoe support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure,and means associated with the support for ejecting the shoe during thetransverse movement of the support.

9. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward, a jack for holding the shoe in engagement with thepressure-applying means, means for moving said pressure-applying meansto apply pressure to the bottom of the shoe while supported by saidj'aclgineans for moving thejack transversely of the pressure-applyingmeans upon the release of the shoe from pressure, said means beingactuated by the movement of the pressure-applying means, and meansassociated with said jack for ejecting the shoe from thepressure-applying means during the transverse movement of the jack.

10. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, aresilient pad arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottom downward, a jackfor holding the shoe in engagement with the resilient pad, means formoving said resilient pad to apply pressure to the bottom of the shoewhile supported by said jack, means for moving the jack transversely ofthe resilient pad upon the release of the shoe from pressure, said meansbeing actuated by the movement of the resilient pad, and meansassociated with said jack for ejecting the shoe from the resilient padduring the transverse movement of the jack.

11. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward,'a jack having a toe piece for engaging the toe portion of theshoe and a heel piece for engaging the top of the heel end oi the last,means for moving said pressure-applying means to apply pressure to thebottom of the shoe while supported by said jack, means for moving thejack transversely of the pressure-applying means upon the release of theshoe from pressure, said means being actuated by the movement of thepressureapplying means, and means associated with the heel piece toeject the shoe from the pressureapplying means during'the transversemovement of the jack.

12. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means arranged to receive a shoe thereon bottomdownward, a support for holding the shoe in engagement with thepressure-applying means, means for moving the pressure-applying meansand said support to a pressure-applying position, means for holding thesupport in its pressure-applying position after the release of the shoefrom pressure, means for swinging the support transversely of thepressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure, saidmeans being actuated by the movement of the support towardpressure-applying position, and means associated with the support forejecting the shoe from the pressure-applying means during the transversemovement of the support.

13, In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe in an upright position, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and support to apressure-applying position and for thereafter moving thepressure-applying means reversely to release the shoe from pressure,means for preventing reverse movement of the support with thepressureapplying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure, meansfor then swinging the support transversely of the pressure-applyingmeans, and means associated with the support for ejecting the shoe fromthe pressure-applying means.

14. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and support to apressure-applying position and for thereafter moving thepressure-applying means reversely to release the shoe from pressure, alatch for preventing reverse movement of the support with thepressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure,means for then swinging the support transversely of thepressure-applying means, and means associated with the support forejecting the shoe from the pressure-applying means.

15. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and support to apressure-applying position and for thereafter moving thepressure-applying means reversely to release the shoe from pressure, apin on said support, a latch co-operable therewith to prevent reversemovement of the support with the pressure-applying means upon therelease of the shoe from pressure, the upward movement of thepressure-applying means moving the pin into a position to be engaged bythe latch, means for then moving the support transversely of thepressureapplying means, and means associated with the support forejecting the shoe from the pressureapplying means.

16. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, a pin on said support, a latch arranged byengagement with said pin when the support is in pressure-applyingposition to hold the support against reverse movement with saidpressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure, andmeans for moving said support transversely of the pressure-applyingmeans.

17. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support adapted to engag a side of theshoe, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, means for holding the support in itspressure-applying position upon reverse movement of thepressure-applying means to release the shoe from pressure, and means forswinging the support transversely of the pressure-applying means uponthe release of the shoe from pressure, the support being arranged whenreturned to its vertical position to move said hold ing means to aninoperative position whereupon said support will return to its originalposition.

18. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, means for holding the support in itspressure-applying position upon reverse movement of thepressure-applying means to release the shoe from pressure, means forswinging the support transversely of the pressure-applying means uponthe release of the shoe from pressure, and a pawl associated with saidholding means, the support being arranged when returned to a verticalposition to actuate said pawl to move the holding means to aninoperative position to permit said support to return by gravity to itsinitial position.

19. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a sho thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,

means for moving the pressure-applying means i and the support to apressure-applying position, a latch for holding the support in saidpressureapplying position, means for swinging the support transverselyof the pressure-applying means upon release of the shoe from pressure inresponse to reverse movement of said pressure-applying means, and a pawlassociated with said latch, the support being arranged upon reverseswinging movement to operate said pawl to move the latch to aninoperative position to permit said support to return by gravity to itsinitial position.

20. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and support to apressure-applying position, means for holding th support in saidpressureapplying position after release of the shoe from pressure, meansfor swinging the support transversely of the pressure-applying means,and means for limiting the transverse movement of the support.

21. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, and means for swinging the supporttransversely of the pressure-applying means upon the release of the shoefrom pressure, said last-named means being moved into an operativeposition by the movement of the support from its initial topressure-applying position.

22. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for the shoe, means associated therewith to engage a side of theshoe, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, and means for swinging the supporttransversely of the pres-- sure-applying means upon the release of theshoe from pressure, the movement of the support from loading topressure-applying position mov ing said last-named means into anoperative po sition and simultaneously imparting to said means latentenergy.

23. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, and a spring-pressed plunger for impartingtransverse movement to the support upon release of the pressure, themovement of th pressure-applying means into pressure-applying positionmoving said plunger into an operative position and simultaneouslycompressing the spring,

24. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom dcwnwardasupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, an ejector means operable to swing thsupport transversely of the pressure-applying means upon the release ofthe shoe from pressure, said ejector means being mounted adjacent to thesupport, and an arm operable by the movement of the support topressure-applying position to move said ejector mean into an operativeposition.

25. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressureapplying position, a spring-pressed plunger operable to swingthe support transversely of the pressure-applying means upon release ofthe shoe from pressure, said plunger being mounted adjacent to thesupport, means operable by the movement of the support topressure-applying position to move the plunger into an operativeposition, and means for compressing the spring during th movement of theplunger into operative position.

26. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for supporting a shoe thereon bottom downward, a

support for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving th pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, a plunger adjacent to the support, a springfor iorcibly urging the plunger toward the support, and means operableby the movement of th support to pressure-applying position to move theplunger into an operative position, the movement of the plunger intooperative position moving th plunger against the opposition of thespring to compress it.

27. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottom of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, as pp for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, a plunger adjacent to the support, a springfor 'forcibly urging the plunger toward the support,

means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-appiying position, plunger means. operable to swing th supporttransversely of the pressure-applying means upon release of the shoefrom pressure, said plunger means being mounted adjacent to th support,means operable by the move; out of the pressure-applying means into presare-applying position to move said plunger means into engagement withthe support, and means for holding said plunger means at a predeterminedpoint of contact with said support.

29. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-appiying position, plunger means operable to move the supporttransverselyof the pressure-applying means upon release of the shoe frompressure, said plunger means being swingable about a horizontal axisadjacent to the support, means operable by the movement of thepressure-applying means into pressure-applying position to move saidplunger means into engagement with the support at a predetermineddistance from said and means i'or moving said plunger means closer tosaid axis after said support has been moved to its transverse position.

30. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, ejector means for moving the supporttransversely of the pressure-applying means, means operable by themovement of the pressure-applying means into pressure-applying positionto move said ejector means into engagement with the support, an abutmentfor guiding the ejector means during its movement to cause the ejectorto contact the support at a given point, and resilient means operable tomove the ejector means inwardly of said given point after the supporthas beenv moved to its transverse position.

31. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means associated with the support to engage a side of the shoe,means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, a plunger adjacent to the support for movingit transversely of the pressure-applying means, a spring for forciblyurging the plunger toward the support, means for adjusting the length ofmove ment of the plunger, means operable by the movement of the supportto pressure-applying position to move the plunger into contacttherewith, means for simultaneously compressing the spring and guidingthe plunger during its move ment so that it contacts the support at agiven point, means for moving the plunger inwardly or" said given pointwhen the support moves to its transverse position, and a stop to limitthe inward movement of said plunger.

32. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, mean to swing the support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon release of the shoe from pressure, saidmeans being actuated by the movement of the pressure-applying means, andT-shaped means carried by the support and movable with the sup-port toeject the shoe from the machine.

33. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, means to swing the support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon release of the shoe from pressure, saidmeans being actuated by the movement of the pressure-applying means, andmeans mounted at the lower end of the support arranged to engage theside of the shoe during the transverse movement of the support, saidlast-named means being adjustable heightwise of the shoe.

34. In a machine for applying pressure to the I bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, means to swing the support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon release of the shoe from pressure, saidmeans being actuated by the movement of the pressure-applying means, andmeans mounted on the lower end. of the support arranged to engage a sideof the shoe during the transverse movement of the support, saidlast-named means being adjustable widthwise of the shoe.

35. In a machine for applying rpressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, means to swing the support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon release of the shoe from pressure, saidmeans being actuated by the movement of the pressure-applying means, andmeans carried by the support and movable therewith to eject the shoe,said last-named means being yieldable on said support to and from thepressure-applying means and, adjustable transversely of thepressure-applying means.

36. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and support to apressure-applying position, means to swing the support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure,said means being actuated by the movement of the support, means movablewith the support to eject the shoe, and means for receiving the ejectedshoe in an inverted position.

37. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, means to swing the support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure,said means being actuated by the movement of the support, means movablewith the support to eject the shoe, and means for receiving the ejectedshoe, said means comprising a tray positioned at one side of and belowthe pressureapplying means to receive the shoe in an inverted position.

38. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving the pressure-applying means and the support to apressure-applying position, means to swing the support transversely ofthe pressure-applying means upon the release of the shoe from pressure,said means being actuated by the movement of the support, means movablewith the support to eject the shoe, and a tray for receiving the ejectedshoe, said tray being provided with an apron over which the shoe rollsas it is ejected from the pressure-applying means, the length of theapron being such that the shoe will land in the tray in an invertedposition.

39. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, asupport for holding the shoe in engagement with the pressure-applyingmeans, means for moving said pressure-applying means relative to thesupport to apply pressure to the bottom of the shoe while held by saidsupport, means to turn the support about a vertical axis with respect tothe pressure-applying means, and means to fix it at a predeterminedangle with respect to the longitudinal center line of thepressure-applying means.

40. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes,pressure-applying means for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, avertical spindle, a support, mounted on said spindle, for holding theshoe in engagement with the pressure-applying means, means for movingsaid pressure-applying means relative to the support to apply pressureto the bottom of the shoe while held by said support, means for turningthe support about the spindle to a predetermined angular position withrespect to the longitudinal center line of the pressure-applying means,and means for locking the support in its adjusted position.

41. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, aresilient pad for receiving a shoe thereon bottom downward, a jack forholding the shoe in engagement with the resilient pad, said jack havinga toe piece for engaging the forepart of the shoe and a heel piece forengaging the top of the heel end of the last, means for moving theresilient pad to apply pressure to the bottom of the shoe while held bysaid jack, means for angularly adjusting the jack with respect to theresilient pad to move the toe piece to a predetermined positionforwardly or rearwardly of the longitudinal center line of the resilientpad, the heel piece being moved simultaneously a corresponding angularamount rearwardly or forwardly of the center line of the pad, and meansfor locking the jack in said predetermined position.

FRED V. HART.

